Hi! I’m a senior reporter at The Verge. I cover technology, gaming, and more.
Below are select highlights of my work. You can see all of my writing for The Verge on my author page. On Bluesky, I’m @jaypeters.net.
Big games are getting bigger — and so are the stakes
I about how publishers like Ubisoft and EA are making fewer but bigger games and how playing it safe isn’t entirely without risk.
Gaming’s most fun sales data is full of old and obscure games
I talked to Circana analyst Mat Piscatella about why he started posting lists of games that sold just one copy.
The Steam Frame is a surprising new twist on VR
I wrote about my experiences trying Valve’s fascinating new VR headset. I got to try the new Steam Controller, too.
Sony is making a Horizon MMO — here’s the video and details
I scooped that Sony and NCSoft are developing Horizon Steel Frontiers, a new MMO designed “specifically for mobile,” more than an hour before it was officially announced.
How Reddit crushed the biggest protest in its history
Former Kotaku writers are launching a new video game site — and they own it this time
Tim Sweeney on the future of Fortnite after another win over Apple
The creator of Papers, Please wants developers to make weirder, more personal games
I interviewed Lucas Pope ahead of him receiving the Pioneer Award at GDC 2025.
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman isn’t backing down: our full interview
The best indie games we’re playing right now
I’ve been a key contributor to making this storystream (in Verge parlance) of articles and reviews about indie games The Verge recommends.
Hades II’s big 1.0 update has me obsessed all over again
Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 review: all-day smart glasses with the same tricky questions
I reviewed the Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 smart glasses.
LiveNOW from FOX: Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders sold out
CBS News: Bluesky picking up steam as alternative to X
CBC News: ELI5: What’s the deal with the Reddit blackout? | About That
Social video about the Steam Controller and Steam Machine
Social video about Linda Yaccarino and Yoel Roth at Code 2023
A Vergecast episode about the protests on Reddit in 2023
Before The Verge, I worked at Techmeme and WE Communications.
I drafted accepted emoji proposals for:
🫡 Saluting Face (one of two accepted proposals for Saluting Face)
🫧 Bubbles
🧇 Waffle
🥱 Yawning Face
I also wrote a story for The Verge about how I made the yawning face and waffle emoji.
I like to run long distances and have completed four marathons:
In 2010, I played bass drum for the University of Oregon Marching Band and nearly ran over a camera person at the Rose Bowl.